Last week, I relived an experience I first had in 2016: I went to bed thinking I’d wake up to our first female president but woke up to Trump. One personal takeaway from the election result that’s very transferrable to organic growth is the mismatch between perception and reality. You think you’re connected to reality, … Read more
Google is testing placing a second link directly under the main ad headline link, some call the title link, that pull from your Google Ads assets or extensions. It is unusual to see these links right next to each other, sometimes you’d see them as sitelinks under the ad description but not directly under the … Read more
Google is showing both seller ratings and product ratings on a single Google Shopping Ad unit. It is a bit weird to see both ratings, and it can potentially be confusing to see different ratings for the same retailer but one is for the rating of the specific product and one is for the rating … Read more
If there’s one thing that became clear throughout 2024, it’s that SEO volatility isn’t temporary. Working with less traffic is the new normal as Google and Microsoft forge ahead with AI integrated into their search engines. Sustained Changes In Search The meaning of the word “search engine” seems to be changing, too. Some audiences use … Read more
Google Search has been rolling out this new expandable section in the search results titled “current sales.” I guess Google is able to figure out what is a sale and what is not, maybe from structured data or Merchant Center and then have a section in the search results for that… This was first spotted … Read more
A couple of weeks ago, Google announced the new features for travel search ads through integration with travel feeds. These may now be out in the wild, as we are seeing pricing and other rich markup showing up for hotel ads in Google Search. Lluc B. Penycate posted some examples and screenshots on X of … Read more
Google Business Profile (GBP) metrics tell a compelling story about the customer experience, highlighting how it unfolds across your brand’s entire network. Rio SEO’s quarterly analysis provides an in-depth examination of performance trends across individual locations, regions, and brands, delivering insights that truly matter. Each quarter, we provide a detailed breakdown of how these metrics … Read more
The meanings of words and brands can change over time. The terms can drift to different meanings. Term drift happens, although it is rare amongst words and less rare with rebrands – but still, it happens. When it comes to SEO, managing term drift on your older content can prove to be an important task. … Read more
Google’s John Mueller posted some SEO advice on how to handle version history pages, for product releases, specifications, APIs and other version history. This advice is pretty similar to how to handle recurring event pages, like conferences and events. In short, the main page should keep the same URL and then archive the older version … Read more
Google has begun rolling out the third core update for the year, the November 2024 core update. This update started to roll out on November 11, 2024 at around 3:30 pm and will take about two weeks to complete rolling out. This seems like a typical core update, without any new specifics about what changed … Read more